A figure showing trends in fishing catch (pounds, left y-axis) and economic value (dollars, right y-axis) for seven major fisheries around the Channel Islands (2000 to 2012). Figure credit: Leeworthy et al. 2014a.
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A figure showing the pounds of California halibut landed by gear type in the commercial fleet from 2005 - 2014. Data source: CDFW; Figure credit: NOAA.
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A figure showing the number of fishing vessels (and gear types used) in the California halibut fishing fleet from 2005 - 2014. Data source: CDFW; Figure credit: NOAA.
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A figure showing the increase in rock crab fishing from 2007 - 2015.Data source: CDFW; Figure credit: NOAA.
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A figure showing the increase in the number of crabbers (those who fish for crabs) from 2007 to 2015. Data source: CDFW; Figure credit: NOAA.
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A figure showing fish catch of bottom-dwelling fish, reported from within the Sanctuary from 1985 - 2015. Data source: CDFW; Figure: P. Etnoyer/NOAA.
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A map showing landings of fish caught by trawling (a method of commercial fishing) across the Southern California Bight (2007-2011). Locations of known deep-water corals, which are very vulnerable to trawling, are indicated on the map. Data source: CDFW, Perry et al 2010; Map credit: P. Etnoyer/NOAA, Etnoyer et al. 2015.
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A map showing landings of fish caught by fixed gear (a method of commercial fishing) across the Southern California Bight (2007-2011). Locations of known deep-water gorgonians, which are very vulnerable to trawling, are indicated on the map. Data source: CDFW, Perry et al 2010; Map credit: P. Etnoyer/NOAA, Etnoyer et al. 2015.
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A map showing the locations of both trawling and fixed gear fishing in relation to protected areas (2007-2011) within the Southern California Bight. Data source: CDFW; Map credit: P. Etnoyer/NOAA
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Fishing activity (number of trip and number of anglers per trip) for Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessels (CPFVs) operating out of ports in Santa Barbara and Ventura from 2000 to 2012. Figure credit: Chen et al. 2015b.
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A figure of Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel (CPFV) trips and anglers per trip accross years (2000 to 2012). Figure credit: Chen et al. 2015b.
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A figure showing trends in offshore oil and gas activity in Southern California from 1975 to 2014. Data source: Annual reports of the California State Department of Conservation’s Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources; Figure credit: K. Andrews/NOAA.
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A map of offshore oil platforms within the Santa Barbara Channel, from west to east: Hondo, Harmony, Heritage, Holly, C, B, A, Hillhouse, Habitat, Henry, Houchin, Hogan, Rincon Island, Grace, Gilda, Gail, and Gina. Data source: State of California GeoPortal; Map: M. Cajandig/NOAA
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A map showing the area around the Santa Barbara Coast affected by the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill. Data source: Shoreline Cleanup and Assessment Technique (SCAT) Shoreline Oiling. Map. Map: M. Cajandig/NOAA
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A map showing projected oil movement following the Refugio Oil Spill in May 2015. Figure credit: B. Emery and L. Washburn/UCSB.
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An image of modeled sea surface current directions used to predict oil movement from May 20 to May 25, immediately following the Refugio Oil Spill (2015). Source: SCCOOS; Figure credit: B. Emery and L. Washburn/UCSB.
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A map showing traffic patterns of large commercial shipping vessels through the Sanctuary (2008, 2010, 2014). Data source: USCG AIS data, processed by NMFS; Figure credit: MSWGSS 2016.
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A map showing vessel grounding locations from 1999 to 2016.Data source: Vessel Assist; Map credit: M. Cajandig/NOAA.
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A graph showing the number of visitors brought to Frenchy’s Cove on Anacapa Island by the Island Packers Company from 1993 - 2014. Figure credit: Channel Islands National Park.
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A map of the Santa Barbar Channel showing patterns in coastal recreational activity. Figure credit: Chen et al. 2015c.
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Visitors ashore and by boat in Channel Islands National Park from 2000 to 2016. Data source: National Park Service (NPS 2017).
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Annual number of unique research projects (green) and active research permits (red) in the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) database for research permits in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS) from 2010 to 2016. One permit could contain multiple projects. Data source: B. Owens/ CDFW; Figure credit: NOAA.
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Number of projects with active CDFW research permits in CINMS by habitat type. Active permits only include those that are currently in use; non-student permits are issued for three years and student permits are issued for only one year. Student permits issued before June 6, 2015 were not included in this summary.
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A figure showing the relative impact of human activity on the seafloor across different regions of the Southern California Bight, using the Benthic Response Index as an indicator. Figure credit: K. Schiff/SCCWRP
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A map showing the relative impact of human activity on the seafloor across different regions of the Southern California Bight, using the Benthic Response Index as an indicator. Data Source: K. Schiff/ SCCWRP; Map credit: M. Cajandig/NOAA.
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A map showing sediment sample locations and their respective Benthic Reponse Index sites from a 2013 Southern California Bight-wide survey. The Benthic Response Index is a measure of the impact of humans on the seafloor. Figure credit: K. Schiff/SCCWRP.
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A map showing DDT contaminant levels in sediments collected across the Southern California Bight in 2008. Figure credit: Schiff et al. 2011.
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A map showing copper contaminant levels in sediments collected across the Southern California Bight in 2008. Figure credit: Schiff et al. 2011.
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A map showing silver contaminant levels in sediments collected across the Southern California Bight in 2008. Figure credit: Schiff et al. 2011.
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A map showing the contaminent levels of Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (which are used as flame retardants) in sediments collected across the Southern California Bight in 2008. Figure credit: Schiff et al. 2011.
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A map showing pyrethroid (insecticide) contaminant levels in sediments collected across the Southern California Bight in 2008. Figure credit: Schiff et al. 2011.
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A figure showing the amount of impacted sediment in varying categories of exposure to sediment contamination (“Cat”) across five sites and three years. Figure credit: Schiff et al. 2011.
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A figure showing a time series of arsenic found in mussel tissue from Santa Cruz Island from 1986 to 2010. Figure credit: D. Whitall/NOAA, Mussel Watch.
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A figure showing the trends over time of iron found in mussel tissue from Santa Cruz Island from 1986 to 2010. Figure credit: D. Whitall/NOAA, Mussel Watch.
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A figure showing the trends over time of silver found in mussel tissue from Santa Cruz Island from 1986 to 2010. Figure credit: D. Whitall/NOAA, Mussel Watch.
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A figure showing a coastwide comparison of heavy metals found in mussel tissue from 1986 to 2010. Figure credit: D. Apeti/NOAA, Mussel Watch.
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A figure showing levels of cancer-causing petroleum-linked chemicals found in the Channel Islands (blue) and offshore sites (red). Figure credit: D. Apeti/NOAA, Mussel Watch.
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A graph showing the likelihood of encountering marine debris on beaches in Southern California from 1999 to 2007. Data source: Ribic et al. 2012; Figure credit: K. Andrews/NOAA.
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A figure showing the percentage of sampling stations with plastic debris across three sampling years. Figure credit: Gilfillan et al. 2009.
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A map showing the distribution, concentration, and characteristics of plastic micro-debris in net samples from the CalCOFI region from winter cruises across three sampling years. Figure credit: Gilfillan et al. 2009.
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A map showing the location of historic (green dots) and current (yellow dots) passive acoustic monitoring stations around the Sanctuary and Santa Barbara Channel. Map credit: M. Cajandig/NOAA.
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A graph showing noise levels in the Santa Barbara Channel from 2007 to 2016. 40Hz bands are shown in red, 90Hz bands are shown in blue. Data sources: McKenna et al. 2012, J. Hildebrand/ UCSD unpub. data; Figure credit: J. Hildebrand/SIO UCSD.
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A figure showing rates of human-caused distubance to seabird breeding and nesting sites across three regions: the south coast (SCSR), central coast (CCSR), and north central coast (NCCSR). Figure credit: Robinette et al. 2015.
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Number of confirmed reports of large whales, including humpback, gray, and blue whales entangled in fishing gear, ropes and other sources along the U.S. West Coast from 2000 to 2019. Graph from NOAA Fisheries 2019 West Coast Whale Entanglement Summary Report. Last updated April 2020. In the legend, color represents the different species of whales and “n†represents the total number of that species confirmed entangled in the study period. Of the 46 confirmed whale entanglements, 30 were reported off California, 6 of which originated from southern California (Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties). However, the location where entangled animals are observed and reported does not necessarily reflect where and when the entanglement originated. Figure credit: D. Lawson/NMFS WCRO PRD.
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A map showing the risk posed to blue whales from 11 fixed gear fisheries (a type of commercial fishing) in the Southern California Bight. Figure credit: Saez et al. 2013.
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A map showing the risk posed to fin whales from 11 fixed gear fisheries (a type of commercial fishing) in the Southern California Bight. Figure credit: Saez et al. 2013.
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A map showing the risk posed to humpback whales from 11 fixed gear fisheries (a type of commercial fishing) in the Southern California Bight. Figure credit: Saez et al. 2013.
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